With 2 weeks to go before it’s ‘back-to-school/work’ time, your to-do list is most likely creeping into the forefront of your mind. As a leader, strict list-making and time-scheduling are not your friends. In fact, I would argue they are enemies of productivity. What you need instead is to have time intelligence. You need to […]
Everyone needs time and space for rejuvenation and personal growth. This is commonsense. It’s how we retain maintain vitality…a zest for life. So, why do so many people neglect to take the time? Lack of capacity is the biggest reason. It stems from a belief the world, as you know it, will end if you […]
I recently returned from a speaking engagement in Toronto for Fasken Martineau – a leading international law firm with 770 lawyers across Canada, the United Kingdom and South Africa. Fasken believes in long-term career development, focused on continual personal development and work-life balance. I shared practices with their team and clients to help them thrive […]
People who are best at life know how to lose. They move more easily and elegantly through life. They acquire wisdom. They take bigger, smarter risks because they’re less afraid of failure. Good losers take a long-term view, so they’re not shattered by disappointments no matter how dramatic they may seem at the time. I […]
We live in a world that loves busy people. Loves them. It’s a world that feeds us a steady diet of breaking news and mobile technology. We’re told ‘busy’ means important. Successful. Fabulous. Normal. But here is what’s rarely mentioned, busy minds aren’t so wonderful when you’re in a leadership role. And they don’t allow space […]
Allow me to share some cautionary advice on presence because it can be treacherous territory. Sometimes people think they have presence when in fact, they are exuding something else entirely: obnoxiousness. Now don’t stop reading. I know you think this isn’t you. But obnoxiousness is a spectrum and sometimes it can appear in small or […]
You’re the only person who can discover your greater reason for being. So I want you to ask yourself the following questions. Take your time with each one, but listen to your gut. Don’t analyze or second-guess. What does your inner voice say? What specific aspects of your career (or vocation) do you find most […]
When you’re a boss, it’s easy to get worked up about work. The truth is, leadership can be frustrating. But does it have to be? We need a space to reflect and learn impactful strategies to improve our leadership. When we use impactful strategies to solve what we’re worked up about, we help solve the frustrations of our […]
Sound expert and TED Talker, Julian Treasure, believes we are losing our listening. He says the visual and auditory cacophony that bombards us daily is wearing us thin. We’re too tired to listen. Our poor brains are overwhelmed with digital stimulation. Quieting our minds to simply listen intently to another human being is becoming harder […]
Why Even You Can and Should Practice Listening Most people believe they are listening when others talk. But believing something doesn’t make it real. Leadership coach, Lisa Martin, shares with RDBA her top tips on how to be a better listener; why it’s not only important for your successful career growth as an RD, but […]